Data loss prevention · September 2026 Edition
Microsoft Purview DLP vs CurrentWare
Five of twelve models named Microsoft Purview DLP first on the direct prompt; three named CurrentWare. Microsoft Purview DLP was named by twelve of the twelve models and CurrentWare by ten and Microsoft Purview DLP carries 56 labels and CurrentWare 24, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share39%18%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#2A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels5624A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Purview DLP reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Safetica was named alongside these two in seven of the twelve direct answers. Microsoft Purview DLP vs Safetica · CurrentWare vs Safetica
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the data loss prevention page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Microsoft Purview DLPFirst choices, of twelve modelsCurrentWare
Direct531 against Microsoft Purview DLP
Paraphrase71
Comparative50
Budget-constrained55
Scale-constrained20
Negative005 against Microsoft Purview DLP
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Purview DLP and CurrentWare stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.GLM 4.7 FlashXCurrentWare, Microsoft Purview DLP alternatives: Forcepoint DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector, Proofpoint Enterprise DLP, Safetica, miniOrange
Microsoft Purview DLP first, CurrentWare not the choice
4 of 12 modelsCurrentWare was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Purview DLP alternatives: Forcepoint DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector, Nightfall AI, Proofpoint Enterprise DLP
DeepSeek V4 FlashForcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP alternatives: Nightfall AI, Safetica
Llama 4 MaverickMicrosoft Purview DLP
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Purview DLP alternatives: Digital Guardian, Digitale, Netskope DLP, Zscaler
CurrentWare first, Microsoft Purview DLP an alternative
2 of 12 modelsMicrosoft Purview DLP was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallCurrentWare alternatives: Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP
MiniMax M2.5CurrentWare, Safetica alternatives: GTB Technologies DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Safetica alternatives: Fortra DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP
Perplexity SonarSafetica alternatives: CurrentWare, Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector
Grok 4.1 FastSafetica alternatives: CurrentWare, Microsoft Purview DLP, Netwrix Endpoint Protector
Kimi K2Nightfall AI alternatives: Forcepoint DLP, Microsoft Purview DLP, Netskope DLP, Teramind
Neither was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 FlashCyberhaven, Nightfall AI alternatives: Coro, Safetica
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Microsoft Purview DLP leads by nine points.
Microsoft Purview DLP30%#1 of 8CurrentWare20%#2 of 8Mid-marketThe figures above
Microsoft Purview DLP leads by twenty points.
Microsoft Purview DLP39%#1 of 14CurrentWare18%#2 of 14Enterprise
CurrentWare is not named for this buyer.
Microsoft Purview DLP52%#1 of 8CurrentWare—not namedWhat the models said about Microsoft Purview DLP
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid if you have mixed environments or significant non-Microsoft workloads.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Choose Microsoft Purview only if your company is strictly on Windows/M365... Extremely complex to set up, configure, and tune” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“lower-tier Microsoft Purview bundles without E5 licensing) ... basic tiers of built-in DLP are often highly simplistic” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend starting with Microsoft Purview if you're already invested in Microsoft 365, as it offers the best value integration” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you're Microsoft-centric: Microsoft Purview DLP (via E5 or E5 Compliance add-on) is usually the cheapest, most integrated option” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Recommended for mid-market M365-native organizations due to its native integration, low operational burden, and strong coverage” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about CurrentWare
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“Best overall mid‑market choice: CurrentWare (low cost, easy deployment, solid endpoint/device control) or Microsoft Purview DLP” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with either Safetica ... or CurrentWare (if budget and ease of use are priorities)” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“CurrentWare and miniOrange are strong choices due to their scalability, ease of use, and value for money” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.